Subject pronouns | Exercises for beginners

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Exercise 1

Change the nouns into to subject pronouns:

Ex:  a man → he  | a dog → it  |  the girls → they

1. my parents → —Iyouhesheitwethey
2. a potato → —Iyouhesheitwethey
3. your mother → —Iyouhesheitwethey
4. the birds → —Iyouhesheitwethey
5. the teachers → —Iyouhesheitwethey
6. women → —Iyouhesheitwethey
7. a school → —Iyouhesheitwethey
8. his father → —Iyouhesheitwethey
9. you and I → —Iyouhesheitwethey
10. the children → —Iyouhesheitwethey

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ANSWERS

1. my parents → they
2. a potato → it
3. your mother → she
4. the birds → they
5. the teachers → they
6. women → they
7. a school → it
8. his father → he
9. you and I → we
10. the children → they

Subject pronouns | Exercises for beginners

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Exercise 5

subject pronouns or object pronouns? Find the right answers:

Ex:
James just arrived. Have you met ?  is about your age.  
→ James just arrived. Have you met him? He is about your age. 

1. Does Ned like Japanese food? Yes,  loves .
2. I don’t know the answer, but John does, so please don’t ask .  Ask .
3. Do you listen to American hip hop songs? No,  don’t like .
4. Tina didn’t invite her friends. Why didn’t  ask  to come here?
5. Are those cookies for you? No,  aren’t for .
6. I spoke with your grandfather.  told  an interesting story.
7. Did I give you the keys? Yes,  gave to me.
8. Does Tina love Paul? Yes,  loves .
9. Tom and I trust Nicole.  have known  for years.
10. This exercise is too difficult for the students.  don’t understand .

 

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ANSWERS

1. Does Ned like Japanese food? Yes, he loves it.
2. I don’t know the answer, but John does, so please don’t ask me.  Ask him.
3. Do you listen to American hip hop songs? No, I don’t like them.
4. Tina didn’t invite her friends. Why didn’t you ask them to come here?
5. Are those cookies for you? No, they aren’t for you.
6. I spoke with your grandfather. He told me an interesting story.
7. Did I give you the keys? Yes, you gave them to me.
8. Does Tina love Paul? Yes, she loves him.
9. Tom and I trust Nicole. We have known her for years.
10. This exercise is too difficult for the students. They don’t understand it.

Subject pronouns | Exercises for beginners

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Exercise 4

Change the subjects into to subject pronouns:

Ex:

My grandpa is nice. → He is nice.
You and your brother are lazy. → You are lazy.

1. This game is fun. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey is fun.
2. The students are smart. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey are smart.
3. Is this seat free? → Is —Iyouhesheitwethey free?
4. This place is famous. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey is famous.
5. The girls are Canadian. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey are Canadian.
6. Samantha is from London. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey is from London.
7. The shoes are dirty. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey are dirty.
8. You and I love each other. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey love each other.
9. You and your friend are kind. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey are kind.
10. The man is crying. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey is crying.

 

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ANSWERS

1. It is fun.
2. They are smart.
3. Is it free?
4. It is famous.
5. They are Canadian.
6. She is from London.
7. They are dirty.
8. We love each other.
9. You are kind.
10. He is crying.

Subject pronouns | Exercises for beginners

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Exercise 3

Change the subjects of the sentences into subject pronouns:

Ex:

My grandpa is nice. → He is nice.
You and your brother are lazy. → You are lazy.

1. You and I are hungry. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey are hungry.
2. Tina often reads books. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey often reads books.
3. Is Kevin playing video games? → Is —Iyouhesheitwethey playing video games?
4. My sister is a nurse. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey is a nurse.
5. The pictures are on the wall. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey are on the wall.
6. The horse is running. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey is running.
7. My sister and I studied English together. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey studied English together.
8. Jim is playing soccer. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey is playing soccer
9. The cats are quiet. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey are quiet.
10. Sarah has got a brother. →  —Iyouhesheitwethey has got a brother.

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ANSWERS

1. We are hungry.
2. She often reads books.
3. Is he playing video games?
4. She is a nurse.
5. They are on the wall.
6. It is running.
7. We studied English together.
8. He is playing soccer
9. They are quiet.
10. She has got a brother.

Subject pronouns | Exercises for beginners

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Exercise 2

Change the nouns into to subject pronouns:

Ex:  a man → he  | a dog → it  |  the girls → they

1. a cat → —Iyouhesheitwethey
2. my friends → —Iyouhesheitwethey
3. a girl → —Iyouhesheitwethey
4. Paul and Sam → —Iyouhesheitwethey
5. my boyfriend → —Iyouhesheitwethey
6. people → —Iyouhesheitwethey
7. a woman → —Iyouhesheitwethey
8. my sister and I → —Iyouhesheitwethey
9. a bottle → —Iyouhesheitwethey
10. Tina and you → —Iyouhesheitwethey

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. a cat → it
2. my friends → they
3. a girl → she
4. Paul and Sam → they
5. my boyfriend → he
6. people → they
7. a woman → she
8. my sister and I → we
9. a bottle → it
10. Tina and you → you

Personal pronouns | Exercises with answers

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Exercise 10

Find the appropriate object pronouns in the answers to the following questions:

Ex:

Do you live with your parents? → Yes, I live with them.
How often do you talk to your father? → I talk to him every night.

1. Did you break the window? → No, it wasn’t —mehimheryouitusthem.
2. Do you have your pen? → Yes, I have —mehimheryouitusthem.
3. Can you help your sister? → No, I can’t help —mehimheryouitusthem.
4. What time do you finish this class? → I finish —mehimheryouitusthem at 4pm.
5. Did Jimmy saw you and Tina at the bar? → Yes, he saw —mehimheryouitusthem.
6. How often do you call your sister? → I call —mehimheryouitusthem twice a week.
7. Do you like the Jurassic Park movies? → Yes, I like —mehimheryouitusthem.
8. Do your parents know the teacher? → No, they don’t know —mehimheryouitusthem.
9. Do her parents know you and Jason? → Yes, they know —mehimheryouitusthem.
10. Have you seen my keys? → No, I haven’t seen —mehimheryouitusthem.

 

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ANSWERS

1. Did you break the window? → No, it wasn’t me.
2. Do you have your pen? → Yes, I have it.
3. Can you help your sister? → No, I can’t help her.
4. What time do you finish this class? → I finish it at 4pm.
5. Did Jimmy saw you and Tina at the bar? → Yes, he saw us.
6. How often do you call your sister? → I call her twice a week.
7. Do you like the Jurassic Park movies? → Yes, I like them.
8. Do your parents know the teacher? → No, they don’t know him.
9. Do her parents know you and Jason? → Yes, they know us.
10. Have you seen my keys? → No, I haven’t seen them.

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Exercise 9

Find the appropriate object pronouns in the answers to the following questions:

Ex:

Do you live with your parents? → Yes, I live with them.
How often do you talk to your father? → I talk to him every night.

1. Do you play with your brother? → No, I don’t play with —mehimheryouitusthem.
2. Do you want to watch a movie with Jim and I? → Yes, I want to watch a movie with —mehimheryouitusthem.
3. Do your friends like you? → Yes, they like —mehimheryouitusthem.
4. How often do you brush your teeth? → I brush —mehimheryouitusthem twice a day.
5. Do your grandparents visit you? → Yes, they visit —mehimheryouitusthem often.
6. Where do you buy your groceries? → I buy —mehimheryouitusthem at the supermarket.
7. Do you like spiders? → No, I don’t like —mehimheryouitusthem.
8. When do you visit your grandfather? → I visit —mehimheryouitusthem on Saturday.
9. Do your friends like Maggie? → Yes, they like —mehimheryouitusthem.
10. Do you believe in ghosts? → No, I don’t believe in —mehimheryouitusthem.

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Exercise 8

Choose the correct pronoun between her, him, it, them and us:

1. If you see a good opportunity, just take —himheritthemus.
2. ‘Nick looks so happy. His parents offered —himheritthemus a car for his birthday!’
3. ‘Where did you put my old magazines?’ ‘I threw —himheritthemus away.’
4. ‘Have you seen the latest Iron Man movie!’ ‘Yes, I have already seen —himheritthemus!’
5. ‘My sister is really kind. I like —himheritthemus very much.’
6. I don’t need help to fix my computer. I can do —himheritthemus by myself.
7. ‘Have you met Paul and Kevin?’ ‘No, I have never met —himheritthemus.’
8. We had so much fun at the beach! I wish you had come with—himheritthemus.
9. You should take your friends to the train station. Don’t let —himheritthemus go by taxi.
10. ‘Why is she insulting Jimmy?’ ‘Because she hates —himheritthemus‘

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. it
2. him
3. them
4. it
5. her
6. it
7. them
8. us
9. them
10. him

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Exercise 7

Choose the correct pronoun between her, him, it, them and us:

1. ‘Where did you get that book?’ ‘I’m afraid I can’t remember —himheritthemus.’
2. ‘Do you really like Sarah?’ ‘Yes, I’m in love with —himheritthemus!’
3. ‘Your husband is a good cook!’ ‘I’ll ask —himheritthemus to prepare dinner.’
4. ‘Do you know this man?’ ‘Sorry, I don’t know —himheritthemus.’
5. ‘Where are my shoes?’ ‘You are wearing —himheritthemus!’
6. ‘Do you like bananas?’ ‘I love —himheritthemus!’
7. ‘Why is he always looking at Nelly?’ ‘He probably likes —himheritthemus!’
8. ‘Where is my phone? I think I’ve lost —himheritthemus.’
9. ‘Is that Sarah’s new computer?’ ‘Don’t ask me, ask —himheritthemus!’
10. ‘How are your parents? I haven’t met —himheritthemus for ages!’

 

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ANSWERS

1. it
2. her
3. him 
4. him
5. them
6. them
7. her
8. it
9. her
10. them

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Exercise 6

By which object pronouns (him, them, us…) can we replace the underlined words in each sentence?

Ex: I saw your sister at the library. → her

1. She hates Gina’s boyfriend. →
2. We must do the cleaning today. →
3. She told James and I the truth. →
4. He’s talking to Nina about it. →
5. I like apple juice. →
6. I often read books. →
7. They listen to the teacher. →
8. We are talking to our neighbour. →
9. I’ll speak to the boss tomorrow. →
10. I don’t know the new students. →
11. The match starts at 10.30. →
12. Have you seen James recently? →
13. Come with Barbie and I to the supermarket. →
14. I didn’t like the way he spoke to my sister. →
15. Paul took George to work. →

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. him
2. it
3. us
4. her
5. it
6. them
7. him
8. them
9. him
10. them
11. it
12. him
13. us
14. her
15. him